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School Board
Committees
The School Board may establish committees to assist with the Board’s governance function and, in some situations, to comply with State law requirements. These committees are known as Board committees and report directly to the Board. Committee members may include both Board members and non-Board members depending on the committee’s purpose. The Board President makes all Board committee appointments unless specifically stated otherwise. Board committee meetings shall comply with the Open Meetings Act. A Board committee may not take final action on behalf of the Board – it may only make recommendations to the Board.
Special Board Committees
A special committee may be created for specific purposes or to investigate special issues. A special committee is automatically dissolved after presenting its final report to the Board or at the Board’s discretion.
Standing Board Committees
A standing committee is created for an indefinite term although its members will fluctuate.
Standing committees are:
1. Board Policy Committee. This committee researches policy issues, and provides information and recommendations to the Board. The creation of this committee is at the option of the Board and can be created or dissolved at the Board’s discretion.
2. Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee. This committee assists in the development of student discipline policy and procedure. Its members are parents/guardians and teachers, and may include persons whose expertise or experience is needed. The committee reviews such issues as reciprocal reporting between the School District and local law enforcement agencies regarding criminal offenses committed by students, student discipline, school bus safety procedures, and anti-bullying guidelines.
3. Behavioral Interventions Committee. This committee develops and monitors procedures for using behavioral interventions in accordance with Board policy 7:230, Misconduct by Students with Disabilities. At the Board President’s discretion, the Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee shall perform the duties assigned to the Behavioral Interventions Committee.
Nothing in this policy limits the authority of the Superintendent or designee to create and use committees that report to him or her or to other staff members.
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LEGAL REF.: 5 ILCS 120/1 et seq.
105 ILCS 5/10-20.14 and 10/1 et seq.
23 Ill.Admin.Code Part 226.
CROSS REF.: 2:110 (Qualifications, Term, and Duties of Board Officers), 2:200 (Types of School Board Meetings), 2:240 (Board Policy Development), 7:190 (Student Discipline), 7:230 (Misconduct by Students with Disabilities)
ADOPTED: September 22, 1997 AMENDED: February 12, 2007 AMENDED: November 26, 2012
